P
SA-CAR reported a healthy and improved Cordillera economy with 3.7 percent GRDP
growth for the year 2015, representing Php133.5 billion as compared to the previous year’s
(2014) Php128.68 billion total economic output.
is was presented by PSA-CAR’s Regional Director Villafe Alibuyog during the news
conference hosted by the PIA-Cordillera Regional Director Helen R. Tibaldo and K-Lite FM
Newsletter of the Philippine Statistics Authority - Cordillera Administrative Region (PSA-CAR)
Volume 1, No. 3 July - September 2016
BSP cites PSA-CAR as Outstanding Partner for
report on regional economic developments
T
he Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) recognized the Philippine Statistics Authority Regional
Statistical Services Oce - Cordiller Administrative Region (PSA RSSO-CAR) as one of
its outstanding stakeholders in CAR for 2016. e PSA RSSO-CAR was chosen outstanding
partner as source of information for the Report on Regional Economic Developments for the
Philippines (REDP). Runners-up were NEDA-CAR and DOT-CAR.
e award recognizes institutions and agencies for consistently providing vital information to
the BSP as input to the annual publication of the REDP. Villafe P. Alibuyog, Regional Director
of PSA-CAR together with Mr. Aldrin Federico R. Bahit Jr., OIC-Chief of the Statistical
Operations and Coordination Division (SOCD) received the trophy award from BSP Monetary
Board Member Armando L. Suratos, Deputy Governor Diwa C. Guinigundo, Managing
Director Iluminada T. Sicat, Department of Economic Statistics Director Rosabel B. Guerrero
and BSP La Union Director Rogel Joseph D. Del Rosario during the 2016 Awards Ceremony
and Appreciation Lunch for Region I and CAR held on July 26, 2016 at the Convention Hall,
BSP La Union Regional Oce, San Fernando City, La Union. During this annual event, BSP
extends formal recognition and appreciation of the support provided by its partners and
stakeholders. - DDG
From le: BSP-Director Rosabel B. Guerrero, Deputy Governor Diwa C. Guinigundo, PSA-CAR OIC Chief
SOCD Aldrin Federico R. Bahit Jr., Director Villafe P. Alibuyog, BSP - Monetary Board Member Armando
L. Suratos, Managing Director Iluminada T. Sicat, BSP LURO Director Rogel Joseph D. Del Rosario.
PSA-CAR hosts regional
dissemination forum on PSDP
and SDG
P
SA Cordillera hosted a Regional
Dissemination Forum on the Philippine
Statistical Development Program (PSDP) 2011-
2017 Update and the Sustainable Development
Goals (SDG) at the Baguio Country Club last
August 8, 2016. e forum was
spearheaded by the
National Statistician
Civil Registrar
General Lisa
Grace S. Bersales
and attended
by the regional
line agencies,
CSOs, LGUs of
Baguio City and
Benguet, and
media outts.
e Philippine
Statistical
Development
Program (PSDP)
2011-2017
Update was
approved by the
PSA Board on
December8, 2015 for
adoption and
implementation by
concerned government
agencies . continued on page 2 ....
“ A gangsa (gong) is an indigenous musical instrument
of the Igorots (“people of the mountain”) of the Cordillera
region. It is usually played during cultural celebrations,
rituals and festivities. It is a cultural symbol of fellowship
and unity among the Igorots.”
National Statistician Dr.
Lisa Grace S. Bersales
as keynote speaker
PSDP and SDG
Cordillera economy grew by 3.7% in 2015
Station Manager Mr. Johnny Dela Cruz on the
2015 Report on the Economic Performance of
the Region held last July 28, 2016 at the Fortune
Seafood Hongkong Hotel & Restaurant, Baguio
City. e news conference was aired live at
10:00 o’clock in the morning via Sky Cable
Community Channel 12 TV station.
e release of the 2015 report on the GRDP
through the media was conducted simultaneous
with all other regions in the country. e GRDP
is a measure of the economy in terms of the
performance of the three major industries
namely, the Agriculture Hunting Forestry and
Fishing (AHFF), continued on page 2 ....
PSA-CAR.... from page 1
e PSDP sets the medium term strategic
directions, thrusts and priorities of the
Philippine Statistical System (PSS) and ensures
the provision of information to development
plans and international commitments such as
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
e PSDP 2011-2017 Update presented by
the Assistant National Statistician Candido
J. Astrologo, Jr. highlighted an assessment of
the statistical programs covering the periods
2011 to 2015 and the major statistical activities
programmed for 2016 and 2017.
e reorganization of the Philippine Statistical
System (PSS), the Philippine Development
News Conference.... from page 1
Industry, and Services. In CAR, the economic
growth driver for 2015 was attributed to
the acceleration on the region’s Services
and Industry. Industry contributed around
Php67.4 billion while Services produced
around Php53.4 billion contribution to the
region’s GRDP.
e news conference was graced by Atty.
Lourdines Dela Cruz, Director III - PSA Legal
Service who stressed President Rodrigo R.
Duterte’s 10 Point Socio-economic Agenda,
and its determination to improve the
country’s economy with as much gusto as its
campaign in combating corruption and illegal
drugs in the country. He emphasized that
the 2015 GRDP result is very much relevant
for evidence-based decision making by all
agencies, sectors and policy- makers in raising
the economic condition of Filipino citizens.
NEDA-CAR Regional Director Milagros
Rimando also presented during the news
conference an analyses of the regional
economy saying that the region fared well on
Plan (PDP) 2010-2016 Midterm Update, and
the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
2016-2030 which was agreed upon by member
countries during the 47th session of the United
Nations Statistical Commission last March 11,
2016 necessitated the updating of the PSDP.
e SDGs aims to ll the gap and expand the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
that ended in 2015, to meet the increasingly
emerging worldwide concerns. Subsequently,
these developments suggest the importance of
a more responsive and timely PSDP.
In making the PSDP responsive, the SDGs
which consist of 17 goals, 169 targets and 230
indicators were considered in its updating and
formulation. e regions likewise play a
vital role in achieving the SDGs. us, the
development of a core regional indicators
system for the Cordillera region as part of
the regional statistical program to support
the SDGs is of equal importance. A brieng
on the formulation of the Regional Statistical
Development and Core Regional Indicators
were also tackled during the forum. - JRB
most of the dierent industries. Members
of the panel also include PSA-CAR SOCD
OIC Chief Aldrin Federico R. Bahit, Jr.,
Regional Director Milagros A. Rimando of
NEDA-CAR, Regional Director Lorenzo M.
Caranguian of DA-CAR, Chief of DENR
Planning Management Services Division Engr.
Francis G. Basali, and DTI-CAR Legal Ocer
Atty. Sammy Gallardo. e regional agency
PSA Sta with the participating agencies CSOs, LGUs of Baguio City and Benguet, media outts and stake-
holders during the PSDP and SDG Regional Dissemination Forum held at the Baguio Country Club.
2 July-September 2016
stakeholders, the
private sector,
the academe, and
the media were
also present to be
apprised of the
dierent industries’
contribution to the
economic growth of
the region.
e Provincial
Statistics Ocer of
Benguet Ms. Imelda
Buyuccan concluded
the news conference
by expressing her appreciation to the regional
line agencies and the private organizations for
their contributions to the various industries
that continuously boost the region’s
economy; and the media for being part of the
news conference that is one of PSA’s eective
means of disseminating relevant statistical
information to the public. - JRB
NEDA-CAR Regional Director Milagros A. Rimando presents an analysis of the
regional economy during the 2015 GRDP News Conference.
PSA-CAR Regional Director Villafe Alibuyog
welocomes participants during the PSDP and
SDG Regional Dissemination Forum.
PNP reports crime decreased in CAR in 2015
T
he Philippine National Police (PNP) - Police Regional Oce
Cordillera (PROCOR) as the agency tasked to serve and protect
people and property in the region, monitors and records crime
incidence within its area of responsibility.
e 2015 population census data from the Philippine Statistics Authority
shows that CAR’s population is 1,722,006, with 4,974 PNP police force.
e region has a police population ratio of 1:346, which means that
there is one (1) Police Ocer for every 346 persons in the region.
e police force monitors two types of crime which are crime against
persons and crime against properties. Crime against persons includes
murder, homicide, physical injury and rape; while crime against
properties comprises robbery, the, carnapping, and cattle rustling.
PROCOR’s crimes statistics report in CAR for year 2015 reveals that
there were 684 recorded crimes against persons. Physical injury posted
the highest number of crimes with 519 incidents distantly trailed
by rape, murder and homicide with 112, 40 and 13 crime incidents,
respectively. e highest crime incidence (283 reported crimes) was
recorded in Baguio City, followed by the province of Benguet with 169
incidents. Meanwhile, Apayao had the least with 27 reported crimes in
2015.
On the case of murder, Benguet registered the highest percentage at
27.5 %, trailed by Abra at 25%. Kalinga incurred 15%, Apayao at 12.5%,
Ifugao at 10%, Baguio City at 7.5% and Mt. Province with the least
reported case at 2.5% of the total murder cases in the region.
On homicide cases, Benguet registered the top share at 38.5%. Baguio
City came second with 23.1% of the total cases followed by Apayao with
15.4% cases. Homicide incidence in the provinces of Abra, Kalinga and
Ifugao coincidentally had the same at 7.7%. Meanwhile, there was no
reported homicide case in Mountain Province during the calendar year.
On cases of physical injury, Baguio City had the highest share
with 50.9%, followed by Benguet with 24.3% share of the total
cases. e other provinces that registered minimal cases were
Ifugao with 8.1%, Abra with 5.8%, Mountain Province with 4.6%,
Kalinga with 3.9% and Apayao with 2.5%, respectively. e province with
the highest rape incidence was in Ifugao which accounted to 32.1% of
the total reported cases in the region. Benguet came second with 24.1%
followed by Mountain Province with 12.5%, Baguio City with 11.6%,
Abra with 9.8%, Apayao with 6.3%, and Kalinga with the least rape case
with 3.6%.
e region registered crime against property of 1,175. e was the
leading crime committed with 875 incidents. Robbery and carnapping
came second and third with 261 and 38 recorded cases, respectively. e
province of Apayao only registered 3 cases of crime against property.
Cattle rustling had the least occurrence with only 1 case recorded in the
province of Benguet.
About 76.4% of the total crime against property in the Cordillera was
recorded in Baguio City. e was the most dominant case recorded in
the city. Benguet came second at 16.9% followed by Mountain Province
at 14%. While recorded crime against property were lower in Ifugao
with 2%, Kalinga with 1.8%, Abra with 1.1%, and the least share was
Apayao with only 0.3%.
e intensied program of the PNP Cordillera of its anti-criminality
eorts in 2015 resulted to signicant gains in law enforcement such that
the regional crime index drastically cleared by 62.6 % or from 4,964
crimes committed in 2014 to 1,859 crimes in 2015.
In general, crimes decreased in all CAR areas. e province of Kalinga
greatly declined by 90.4%, followed by Mountain Province with
79.5% decrease. e province of Abra came third with 77% decrease.
e province of Benguet incurred a 70% decrease. Apayao decreased
by 57%, while Ifugao and Baguio City decreased by 50% and 49.9%,
respectively. e City of Baguio consistently have the highest crime
incidence recorded during the reference year (2015).
Crime against persons consistently decreased from 2013 to 2015. Rape
and physical injury cases decreased considerably, while homicide and
murder slightly decreased for the past 3 years.
Crime against property in the region showed a declining trend from
2013 to 2015. e was the most prevalent crime among other crimes,
however this has declined in the past 3 years. - WBM
PSA-CAR Newsletter 3
RSC welcomes NORLU CEDEC
CEO Rafael Gayaso as private
sector representative
statistical development activities, prescribe
appropriate frameworks for the improvement
of local level statistics and establish
mechanisms for statistical coordination at the
regional and LGU levels as mandated by PSA
Board Resolution No.05 series of 2015. Article
II of the said resolution also states that the
RSC may modify its composition to provide
exibility in its operation. - JRB
Abstracts on sustainable
development by Cordillera
writers accepted for 13th NCS
prevailing statistical development issues and
challenges. is year’s convention features
various topics on Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs), where ve of these papers
were accepted from the region. e papers
to be presented cover statistical theory and
methodology, innovations and improving
business processes, statistical applications in
the private sector, economic progress, social
development, biostatistics and bioinformatics,
sustainability, environment and natural
resources, and other multi-sectoral statistics.
e abstracts submitted from CAR which will
be presented by their respective authors during
the scientic sessions of the NCS include the
following:
1. Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Practices
(IKSPs) in the Teaching of Science. Author:
Xylene Grail D. Kinomis, Education Program
Specialist II, DepEd – CAR, Schools Division
of Baguio City - Human ResourcDevelopment
Section (HRDS)
2. Enhancing the Performance of Grade VI-C
Pupils in Mathematics in Buyagan Elementary
School rough the Use of Arts in Math
(AIM). Author: Lorna Wallit, Teacher III,
Buyagan Elementary School, La Trinidad,
Benguet
3. A Snapshot of the Market Niche of the
Panagbenga Festival Tourist.
continued on page 5....
The newsletter is prepared by the
Statistical Operations and Coordination
Division (SOCD) of PSA-CAR
Editor-in-Chief
Aldrin Federico R. Bahit Jr., OIC-Chief
Assistant Editor-in-Chief
Jezl R. Boado, IO
Managing Editor
Camille Carla U. Beltran, SSS
Sta/Contributors
Jocelyn O. Tayaban, SS II
Betina Joy E. Villanueva, SS II
Ma. Gina V. De Guzman, SS II
Warren B. Mamanteo, SS II
Aimee M. Cabay, AS
Brozybroz Y. Mateo, AS
Cherry D. Kiaw, AS
Dennis D. Gundran, AS
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Winsky B. Salisa, ISA
Adviser
Villafe P. Alibuyog
Regional Director
Oce address: 141 CTLL Bldg. Abanao
Extension, Baguio City,
Telephone No.: 443-7763
Email: psacordillera@yahoo.com.ph/
socd_psacar@yahoo.com
Benguet is the Most
Populated Province with
446,224
(excluding Baguio City
Apayao is the Least
Populated Province
with 446,224
4 July-September 2016
T
he Regional Statistics Committee (RSC)
during its 3rd Quarter Regular Meeting
held last August 15, 2016 at the RDC Hall,
welcomed the new member of the Committee
in the person of Mr. Rafael Gayaso, the Chief
Executive Ocer of the Northern Luzon
Federation of Cooperatives and Development
Center (NORLU CEDEC). is came with the
approval of RSC-CAR Resolution No.8 series
of 2016 during the said meeting arming Mr.
Gayaso’s membership to the RSC as private
sector representative.
During the 1st Quarter RSC Meeting held last
21 March 2016, it was agreed that a private
sector representative shall be invited to be
a member of the Committee. us, during
the 2nd Consultation with Civil Society
Organizations (CSOs) conducted by NEDA-
CAR last 27 July 2016, invitation to interested
CSOs to be a private sector representative to
the RSC-CAR was presented. Mr. Gayaso
of NORLU CEDEC signied his interest to
join the Committee. e Regional Statistics
Committee as the highest policy- making body
on statistical matters has the role to provide
direction and guidance to the regional/local
T
he 13th National Convention on Statistics
(NCS) is considered as the biggest
gathering of statisticians, data providers, users
and stakeholders of statistics in the country
will be held On October 3-4, 2016 at the
Edsa Shangrila Hotel, Mandaluyong City. e
opening day of the NCS also coincides with this
year’s opening ceremony of the 27th National
Statistics Month (NSM) celebration. e
convention is held every three years and aims
to strengthen the cooperation of statisticians,
data users and providers from government
agencies, the academe and the private sector
on statistical development. Further, it is a
forum where statisticians, statistics users
and producers can gain new ideas, share
experiences in the eld of statistics, and discuss
From right: (front) PSA-CAR Regional Director Villafe P. Alibuyog, OIC Chief SOCD Aldrin Federico Bahit
Jr, PSO-Benguet Imelda L. Buyuccan, (back) OIC Chief CRASD Adrian A. Cerezo, PSO-Apayao Georey B.
Calimuhayan, PSO-Abra Felixberto B. Perdido, PSO-Ifugao John D. Tungod - AFB
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Abstract.... from page 4
Authors: Lee Majors M. Fajilan, Christine P.
Manipon, and Gladys M. Navarro. Saint Louis
University, Hotel and Tourism Management -
Faculty of Business Economics, Baguio City,
4. Preservation of Tinguian Cultures in the
Province of Abra. Author: Lorna B. SEPS –
SMME, Llaneza, DepEd-CAR, Abra Schools
Division.
5. How Vulnerable are the Vulnerables in the
Cordillera Administrative Region? Author:
Virginia L. Anceno, Senior Economic
Development Specialist, NEDA-CAR - JRB
SUCs and private academes
invited to the Regional
Technical Committee on
Survey Design
T
he Cordillera Regional Statistics
Committee during its 3rd Quarter Regular
Meeting passed RSC-CAR Resolution No.
7 series of 2016, reconstituting the Regional
Technical Committee on Survey Design
(RTCSD) for CAR. RTCSD was rst created
through RSCC Resolution No. 4 series of 2004
to provide technical advice in the preparation
and development of survey designs for
government censuses and sample surveys to
be conducted in the region. e creation of
the committee is an initiative of the RSC-CAR
in support of the requirements of R.A. 10625
or the Philippine Statistics Act of 2013 for
PSA to establish a Statistical Survey Review
and Clearance System (SSRCS) which aims to
provide assistance and support to the statistical
activities of government agencies, including
the LGUs and the GOCCs. e committee is
tasked to evaluate the conduct of statistical
enquiry, survey, and activity, and ensure
conformity with the standard denitions,
concepts and classications, and the reliability,
comparability and accuracy of statistics
generated.
e RCTSD members are composed
of professionals in survey design and
practitioners who will assist the PSA in
the review, evaluation and clearance of
government statistical surveys or censuses in
the region. e Committee is chaired by PSA-
CAR Regional Director Villafe Alibuyog. e
members include Dr. Maria Azucena B. Lubrica
of the Math, Physics & Statistics Department
College of Arts & Sciences of Benguet State
University, Prof. Rizavel Corsino-Addawe and
Raymart S. Lagunero of the Department of
Mathematics and Computer Science, College
of Sciences, University of the Philippines
Baguio, Statistician Valerie B. Baniwas of the
Department of Health – CAR, Director of
Research and Development Center Rhoda
Basco-Galangco of University of Baguio,
University Statistician Danilo E. Azarcon, Jr.
of the University of the Cordilleras, and Dr.
Lorence M. Resurreccion, Department Head
of Business Economics School of Accountancy
and Business Management of Saint Louis
University.
With the review of surveys and censuses to be
conducted in the region by the RCTSD, the
burden of respondents are minimized, cost of
data collection reduced, respondents on the
survey are informed and their cooperation
are enjoined. e review covers several areas
such as the need to conduct the inquiry,
duplication, sampling design, forms content
and table format, operational plans and the
statisticaloutputs. - JRB
PSA-CAR Newsletter 5
Total CAR Population
increased by
from 2010-2015
source: Philippine Statistics Authority
105,139
1.90%
employed
persons in
CAR had no educational grade level
source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Solid responsive world-class
authority on quality statistics and
civil registration
“An Act Reorganizing the Philippine Statistical
System, Repealing for the Purpose Executive
Order Number One Hundred Twenty-One,
Entitled “Reorganizing and Strengthening the
Philippine Statistical System and for Other
Purposes” creates the Philippine Statistics
Authority (PSA) that shall comprise the
PSA Board and oces on sectoral statistics,
censuses and technical coordination, civil
registration and central support and eld
statistical services.
e PSA shall be constituted from among
the existing personnel of the major statistical
agencies engaged in primary data collection
and compilation of secondary data, i.e., the
National Statistics Oce, the Technical Sta
of the National Statistical Coordination Board,
the Bureau of Agricultural Statistics, and the
Bureau of Labor and Employment Statistics.
e PSA shall be headed by a National
Statistician (NS) who shall be appointed by
the President. e NS will be supported by
three Deputy National Statisticians (DNS).
e data produced by the PSA shall be
the ocial and controlling statistics of
the government and the PSA will be
characterized by Integrity, Independence
and Professionalism. It shall serve as the
central statistical authority of the Philippine
government on primary data collection and
administer civil registration functions in
the country as provided for in Act No. 3753,
otherwise known as the Civil Registry Law.
Source: http://psacordillera.esy.es/footer%20
links/au-links/au-act2013.html
The Philippine Statistical
Act of 2013
(RA No.10625)
Deliver relevant, reliable statistics
and civil registration services for
equitable develpment towards
improved quality of life for all
VISION
MISSION
Steadfast
Team Spirit
Adoptability
Transparency
Integrity
StewardShip
Trust in Almighty God
Independence
Competence
Service-Oriented
CORE VALUES
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Professionalism
Responsive
Innovative
Strategic Thinker
Motivated
CORPORATE
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Services and industry pull up Cordillera’s economy
T
he economy of the Cordillera
Administrative Region (CAR)
further grew from 3.3 percent in
2014 to 3.7 percent in 2015 due to
accelerated growth of the region’s
Services and Industry.
Industry accounted for half of the
region’s total output at 50.5 percent,
followed by Services at 40.0 percent
and Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry
and Fishing (AHFF) at 9.5 percent. e percent share of Services to
the total output of the region increased while the shares of Industry
and AHFF decreased.
Industry grew at a faster pace from 2.6 percent in 2014 to 3.2 percent
in 2015 due to the growth of Manufacturing and Construction.
Manufacturing, still the biggest contributor, accelerated from 0.9
percent growth in 2014 to 4.4 percent in 2015. Construction also
grew but on a slower pace from 8.3 percent to 1.9 percent. On the
other hand, Electricity, Gas and Water Supply (EGWS) contracted
from 4.6 percent to negative 8.7 percent while Mining and Quarrying
(MAQ) reversed from 19.9 percent in 2014 to negative 4.0 percent
in 2015.
Services accelerated from 5.1 percent in 2014 to 6.5 percent in 2015.
e sub-industry of Other Services (OS) accelerated the fastest from
2.0 percent to 7.4 percent, followed by Transportation, Storage and
Communication (TSC) from 4.6 percent to 7.0 percent and Real
Estate, Renting and Business Activities (RERBA) from 6.8 percent to
7.0 percent. e rest of the sub-industries slowed down with Trade
from 8.2 percent to 7.2 percent and Public Administration and
Industry/Year
Levels (in ousand Pesos) Percent Distribution Growth Rates
2013 2014 2015 2013 2014 2015 2013-2014 201402015
I. Agriculture, Hunting, Forestry & Fishing 13,242,826 13,199,496 12,658,838 10.6 10.3 9.5 (0.3) (4.1)
a. Agriculture and Forestry 13,033,934 12,958,611 12,451,406 10.5 10.1 9.3 (0.4) (4.1)
b. Fishing 208,892 213,885 207,433 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.4 (3.0)
II. Industry 63,677,134 65,345,113 67,423,834 51.1 50.8 50.5 206 3.2
a. Mining and Quarrying 1,900,140 2,277,774 2,187,793 1.5 1.8 1.6 19.9 (4.0)
b. Manufacturing 50,694,322 51,161,625 53,401,058 40.7 39.8 40.0 0.9 4.4
c. Construction 8,372,955 9,071,790 9,247,557 6.7 7.0 6.9 8.3 1.9
d. Eclectricity, Gas and Water Supply 2,709,717 2,833,923 2,587,426 2.2 2.2 1.9 4.6 (8.7)
III. Services 47,710,584 50,138,921 53,402,515 38.3 39.0 40.0 5.1 6.5
a. Transportation, Storage & Communication 7,001,152 7,326,289 7,841,608 5.6 5.7 5.9 4.6 7.0
b. Trade and Repair of Motor Vehicles,
Motorcycles, Personal and Household
Goods
6,313,132 6,828,342 7,321,360 5.1 5.3 5.5 8.2 7.2
c. Financial Intermediation 4,624,934 4,931,832 5,229,423 3.7 3.8 3.9 6.6 6.0
d. Real Estate, Renting & Business Activities 12,158, 960 12,985,365 13,891,406 9.8 10.1 10.4 6.8 7.0
e. Public Administration & Defense;
Compulsory Social Security
4,480,033 4,699,771 4,734,143 3.6 3.6 3.5 4.2 1.4
f. Other Services 13,132,369 13,397,323 14,384,574 10.5 10.4 10.8 2.0 7.4
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT 124,630,544 128,683530 133,485,187 100.0 100.0 100.0 3.3 3.7
Source: Philipppine Statistics Authority
Table 1. GROSS REGIONAL DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY INDUSTRIAL ORIGIN, CAR
2013-2015 AT CONSTANT 2000 PRICES
Defense (PAD) from 4.2 percent
to 1.4 percent.
Meanwhile, AHFF contracted
further from negative 0.3
percent in 2014 to negative 4.1
percent in 2015. e decline
was due to the negative growth
of the Agriculture and Forestry
sub-industry which further
contracted by 4.1 percent in
2015.
Services contributed most to the region’s overall growth rate at 2.5
percentage points followed by Industry at 1.6 percentage points.
AHFF pulled down CAR’s growth rate by 0.4 percentage point. - AFRB
6 July-September 2016
PSA-CAR Regional Director Villafe P. Alibuyog (center) reports the 2015
GRDP of CAR during the News Conference on the Economic
Performance of Cordillera.
Civil Registration
CRS Serbilis Center maintains client satisfaction feedback
T
he result of the 3rd Quarter 2016 Customer Satisfaction Survey
(CSS) of the Census Serbilis Center Baguio City conducted
last August 1-5, 2016 showed that 69.2 percent of the
clients were at least satised with the services rendered to
them. is had 3.2 and 5.8 percent increases from the
two previous quarters, and of the same m onth
of 2015 survey.
e 500 questionnaires were distributed
and collected from the clients in the
dierent service areas from 9:00 am to
11:00 am, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm and 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm
(100 respondents per day). e encoding and tabulation of the data
were done using the Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS)
soware, while the generation of tables and graphs were done in MS
Excel. e Procedures/Posters category got the highest satisfaction
rate from clients at 90.4% followed by Employee category at 86.3%.
e Area/Facilities category comes next at 76.8% rate while the
Service category got the lowest at 73.3% with Prompt service (27.4%)
aecting the result.
QUEUING TIME: (POS to Releasing)
Clients who were served within the two hours target time increased
at 82.8 % as compared to the 78.6 % of the previous quarter and a
decrease as compared to the 91.8 % of the same month of 2015.
PURPOSES FOR REQUESTING CIVIL REGISTRY
DOCUMENTS:
On the purpose in securing civil registry documents, For Passport,
School Requirements, and For Local Employment remained the top
three reasons for the present and past surveys. For Other Purposes,
top reasons specied by clients are Driver’s License, Personal Copy,
Legal Purpose and Postal I.D.
AUTHENTICATION OF CIVIL REGISTRY
DOCUMENTS:
A 0.8% were requested for Authentication of Civil Registry Documents
for the survey round as compared to May 2016 at 1.7% and 0.5% for
August 2015 survey.
MOST REQUESTED CIVIL REGISTRY
DOCUMENTS
Certicate of Live Birth (COLB) remained the most requested
documents at 70.3% with a decrease of 3.2% and 4.7% from both May
2016 and August 2015 survey results. Certicate of Marriage (COM)
followed at 18.5% with a decrease of 0.7% and an increase 4.0%
respectively. Certicate of No Marriage (CENOMAR) comes next at
8.9% with an increase of 4.5% and 0.8% from both previous quarter of
2016 and the same month of 2015. Certicate of Death (COD) also
increased at 0.1%. Table below shows the distribution of requested
civil registry documents in percent.
Distribution of Requested Civil Registry Documents
(In Percent)
CLIENTS PROFILE:
e number of female clients who availed of the services of the
outlet decreased from 68.0% during the previous quarter to 63.8%
to the current quarter. Most clients were in the 20-34 age brackets
exhibiting the same trends like in the previous quarter and in the
same survey month last year. As expected, 78.6% of the clients were
from the Cordillera Administrative Region, 72.0% had College or
Higher Education, and 66.4%) were unemployed.
Clients’ Prole
Demographic Prole August 2015 May 2016 August 2016
Sex
Male 34.2 32.0 36.2
Female 65.8 68.0 63.8
Age Group
10-14 0.0 0.0 0.2
15-19 13.0 16.0 15.2
20-24 24.6 17.0 22.6
25-29 25.4 22.6 19.4
30-34 13.4 14.2 19.6
35-39 7.2 8.8 6.2
40-44 5.6 7.8 7.6
45-49 5.8 4.8 2.2
50-54 2.2 3.0 2.8
55-59 1.8 2.8 1.0
60 and above 1.0 3.0 3.2
Education
Elementary 0.8 2.4 3.2
High School 18.8 32.2 24.8
College or Higher 80.4 65.4 72.0
Work
Employed 37.0 41.2 33.6
Unemployed 63.0 58.8 66.4
Residence
CAR 73.8 67.4 78.6
Outside CAR 26.2 32.6 21.4
PSA-CAR Newsletter 7
How long do we process your Requests
(Aer you pay at the Cashier)
Your Request is Classied into Two
is the requested
document
1. late registered,
2. negative nd,
3. doubly registered,
4.with blurred entries, or
5. with inconsistent
entries versus the
information in the
application form?
Document
can be printed
within 1 hour
Document
can be printed
within 2 hours
Ye s
No
Dicult/
thorough
searching
Dicult/
thorough
searching
Type of Document
August
2015
May 2016
August
2016
Birth 75 73.5 70.3
Marriage 14.5 19.2 18.5
Death 1.9 1.2 1.3
CENOMAR 8.1 4.4 8.9
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Source : Philippine Statistics Authority
PSA-CAR acknowledges the contributors of the
27th Cordillera NSM Calendar of Activities
October 2016
8 July-September 2016
Regional Line Agencies/
RSC Members
• BSP
• BGHMC
• CDA
• CHED
• CSC
• DBM
• DENR
• DepEd
• DOH
• DOT
• DOST
• DSWD
• DTI
• NEDA
• NNC
• NTC
• PDEA
• PROCOR
• TESDA
PSA Provincial Oces
• PSA- Abra
• PSA-Apayao
• PSA-Benguet
• PSA-Ifugao
• PSA-Mt. Province
• PSA Kalinga
LGUs
• PPDO-Ifugao)
SUCs/Academe
• BSU
• MPSPC
• SLU - PESO
DOH - Kapihan
- Kapihan with
SDG trivia
DENR - Tree Planting
CPI in CAR for August 2016 up by 1.2 index points
e Consumer Price Index (CPI) is the general measure of the change
in the average retail prices of a market basket or collection of goods and
services commonly purchased by the average Filipino household.
e Consumer Price Index of CAR in August 2016 was at 141.2. is
is higher by 1.2 index points as compared to the 140.0 CPI of the same
month in year 2015. In general, the CPI in all the CAR provinces increased
reecting the rise in the average prices of goods and services.
Among the provinces in the region, Mountain Province posted the highest
CPI for August 2016 at 151.5, followed by Ifugao at 147.1 and Benguet at
141.9. e province of Apayao had the lowest CPI at 131.2. In terms of
index point change, Ifugao had the highest increase at 4.6 while Benguet
decreased by 0.7 index points.
Consumer Price Index by Province, CAR:
August 2015 and August 2016
(2006=100)
Province
August
Index Point
Change
2015 2016
CAR 140.0 141.2 1.2
Abra 131.9 134.4 2.5
Apayao 130.0 131.2 1.2
Benguet 142.6 141.9 -0.7
Ifugao 142.5 147.1 4.6
Kalinga 134.7 138.2 3.5
Mountain Province 147.5 151.5 4.0
Source: Philippine Statistics Authority
Among the commodity groups, Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco recorded
the highest CPI in the region at 202.8. e province of Apayao incurred the
highest among the CAR provinces at 220.2, followed by Abra and Kalinga
at 213.3 and 209.6 index points, respectively.
Education came next at 161.8 index points. Among the CAR provinces,
Mountain Province incurred the highest index for August 2016 at 233.9
points.
Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages were at 154.4 index points with the
province of Mountain Province experiencing the highest at 159.9, followed
by Benguet at 159.0. Communication had the lowest CPI among the
commodity groups in the region with 83.2, Abra incurred the highest
index at 111.4; while Apayao had the lowest at 77.9 index points. Among
the CAR provinces, Apayao consistently had the lowest CPI for all items.
By index point of change, Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco recorded the
highest increase, growing up by 14.8 points. Increases were also incurred
for Clothing and Footwear by 3.6 points, Restaurant, Miscellaneous Goods
and Services by 2.7 and Health by 2.1 index points.
e rest of the commodity groups reported a minimal annual
increase in their index points. Meanwhile, Transport and Housing,
Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels decreased at 0.3 points and
0.1 points , respectively.
For August 2016, the increase of prices of goods and services in
CAR remained at 0.9 percent. Ifugao posted the highest ination
rate at 3.2 percent, followed by Mountain Province at 2.7 percent,
Kalinga at 2.6 percent, and Abra at 1.9 percent. Compared to August
2015, price rates increased in the provinces except for Mountain
Province and Benguet.
By commodity, the year-on-year growth of the heavily-weighted
Food and NonAlcoholic Beverages index in the region slowed down
to 0.7 percent as compared to 3.2 percent of the previous month.
Ination in Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco is the highest in the
region with 7.9 percent, followed by Clothing and Footwear with 2.8
percent. Furnishing, Household Equipment & Routine Maintenance
of the House, Health, and Communication remained at 1.5, 1.6, and
0.2 percent, respectively. - AMC
